WP Statistics <= 13.2.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) SQL Injection

7.2
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2022-4230
CVSS 7.2 (High)
Publicly Published December 27, 2022
Last Updated February 3, 2023
Researcher Jordy Versmissen

Description

The WP Statistics plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the $search_engine value in versions up to, and including, 13.2.8 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with administrative privileges to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.

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Vulnerability Details for WP Statistics – The Most Popular Privacy-Friendly Analytics Plugin

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug wp-statistics (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 13.2.9, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 13.2.8
Patched Version
  • 13.2.9

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